Program Value-Added: A Feasible Method for Providing Evidence on the Effectiveness of Multiple Programs Implemented Simultaneously in Schools

IF 1.1 3区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

American Journal of Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-09-20 DOI:10.1177/10982140211071017

R. Shand, Stephen M. Leach, Fiona M. Hollands, Florence Chang, Yilin Pan, B. Yan, D. Dossett, Samreen Nayyer-Qureshi, Yixin Wang, Laura Head

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Abstract

We assessed whether an adaptation of value-added analysis (VAA) can provide evidence on the relative effectiveness of interventions implemented in a large school district. We analyzed two datasets, one documenting interventions received by underperforming students, and one documenting interventions received by students in schools benefiting from discretionary funds to invest in specific programs. Results from the former dataset identified several interventions that appear to be more or less effective than the average intervention. Results from the second dataset were counterintuitive. We conclude that, under specific conditions, program VAA can provide evidence to help guide district decision-makers to identify outlier interventions and inform decisions about scaling up or disinvesting in such interventions, with the caveat that if those conditions are not met, the results could be misleading.

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项目增值：一种为学校同时实施多个项目的有效性提供证据的可行方法

我们评估了增值分析的适应性（VAA）是否可以为在大学区实施的干预措施的相对有效性提供证据。我们分析了两个数据集，一个记录了表现不佳的学生所接受的干预措施，另一个记录的是受益于可自由支配资金投资于特定项目的学校的学生所获得的干预措施。前一个数据集的结果确定了几种干预措施，这些干预措施似乎比平均干预措施或多或少有效。第二个数据集的结果与直觉相悖。我们得出的结论是，在特定条件下，VAA计划可以提供证据，帮助指导地区决策者识别异常干预措施，并为扩大或取消此类干预措施的投资决策提供信息，但需要注意的是，如果不满足这些条件，结果可能会产生误导。

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American Journal of Evaluation SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-

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4.40

自引率

11.80%

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